Software Engineer (Mission Applications) at AstranisAstranis · San Francisco

Workplace: On-site

Posted: 2026-11-03

Skills: React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, DockerAstranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. Software Engineer - Mission Applications As a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team, you will design, build, and administrate the mission-critical software used to command, monitor, and coordinate our satellites and ground networks. Your work spans the entire lifecycle, including pre-sales tools to forecast satellite and network performance, satellite commanding, telemetry monitoring, payload operations, payload testing, and network service coordination. You will tackle soup to nuts engineering problems, taking features from operational concepts through backend services and out to operators in mission control. This role contributes to both commercial and US Government programs. Role Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle of software used for satellite commanding, health monitoring, and fleet management. Build services and tools that coordinate network operations, payload operations, and automated payload testing. Develop analytical and forecasting tools to evaluate satellite and network performance in support o…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst